Bart Hinkle, the libertarian-leaning columnist at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, has launched his own blog, Barticles. In his first few days of blogging, he has covered a broad assortment of topics: from the pontifications of Pope Benedict to Bob McDonnell’s advisory opinions on same-sex marriage; from the politics of redistribution to anti-American animus in Europe.

Hinkle has an inquiring and wide-ranging mind. I’ll be sure to add Barticles to my list of must-read blogs.